Introduction

South Asia Foundation (SAF) is a private, voluntary development organisation formed in 1991 to strengthen people to people contact in South Asia. SAF works for all round development of artisans at the grassroot level, works with various State Government and Policy Makers, thus advocating policy that enhances the livelihood of the underprivileged at the policy level, works with various organisations in the South Asian region for the greater interaction and enhancing bi-lateral relations at the regional level.

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Thursday, June 7, 2012

Brand Building Workshop in Goa June 01-02, 2012

South Asia Foundation organises a Workshop "BRAND BUILDING OF GOAN CRAFTS" at Vivanta by Taj, Panaji on June 01-02,2012. 
The workshop aims at building up a strategic plan to consciously develop the craft of Goa where Tourism with its huge potential can play an important role.
The South Asia Foundation (set up in 1991 is )organized a Workshop on Brand Building for Goan Handicrafts on June 01-02, 2012 at Vivanta by Taj, Panaji, Goa which was inaugurated by  Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), Ministry of Textiles, Government of India at  11 am on Friday, June 01, 2012.
South Asia Foundation has been working among Goan artisans for last 5 years organizing them into SHGs and getting most of the artisans of North Goa registered with the O/o of Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), Govt. of India as registered Artisans and working with them to enhance their productivity under AHVY Scheme of your office through a SAF initiative for Comprehensive Development of the artisans of North Goa.
The subject is “Brand building of Goan Crafts” and eminent speakers from IIT, NID and other resource persons from across the country would interact with the artisans in this Workshop that will help in brand building of Goan handicrafts. The sessions are designed in such a way that it would also help device a marketing strategy for handicrafts of Goa.
This Workshop discussed ways to tackle various issues pertaining to the artisans’ community in North Goa that helped to draw up a Comprehensive Development Plan for the artisans of North Goa. Comments, suggestions and inputs of the Industry experts, stake holders and resource persons were taken into consideration by the Foundation for a project for an over-all development of the artisans of North Goa.

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